A WAKING DREAM ~ WATER BECOMES SKY

A walk by the reservoir near my home is always joyful and magical. The interactions with nature are like an ever changing canvas that continues to present symbols, colors and experiences that speak to me as waking dreams.

As I take my midday walk along a winding overgrown path, green shoots peer out of the muddy earth. Like them, I am coming back from a long hibernation. Those delicate shoots poking out from under a thick layer of wet leaves are whispering to me. "Have courage," they are saying, "as you are trusting again to make your way into the new days ahead."

I pause, and feel compelled to pull out my phone, which I have brought along. I don't get the full message until I have passed by this glorious sight, but once I stop and crop my photo I stand there, smiling. The true image of what I was looking at earlier is waiting patiently to be seen with understanding.

When I rest in the truth of what is before me my body softens. What I saw as earth, water and sky are actually a continuum of energy flow. What I saw as real and what seemed to be ethereal and untouchable are actually one and the same. They are constantly intertwined. Spirit is present. The mystery of our deepest connections to all-that-is reveals itself a tiny bit in this image. As the sky touches the water the water becomes sky. All is available, right here, right now. My day has been altered by this waking dream that stays with me, even now, a few days later.

Life is filled with waking dream messages waiting to be received. I am deeply committed to asking, listening and watching for them. Then, I honor them by sharing many and being grateful for every one.